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W112 300SE, sedan, coupe, cabriolet

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All W112's have the chassis number and engine number in the same place.  In the pictures below follow the red arrow for the chassis number and the blue arrow for the engine number. 

- Chassis number is stamped into the r/h chassis rail immediately in front of where the front subframe mount is. It could also be described as being under the throttle body. 

- The engine number is stamped into the cylinder block immediately below the 5th and 6th spark plug. 

- Note that early examples also have the body number stamped into the radiator support panel. This is identified as having 13 digits, a chassis number has 14 digits. 
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300SE engine bay
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300SE ID plate
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300SE chassis number
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300SE engine number.